diff --git a/libcxx/CMakeLists.txt b/libcxx/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/libcxx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libcxx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -723,9 +723,19 @@
 
 # Link system libraries =======================================================
 function(cxx_link_system_libraries target)
-  target_add_link_flags_if_supported(${target} PRIVATE "-nodefaultlibs")
-  target_add_compile_flags_if_supported(${target} PRIVATE "/Zl")
-  target_add_link_flags_if_supported(${target} PRIVATE "/nodefaultlib")
+
+# In order to remove just a c++ library from the libc++ link step
+# we need to use -nostdlib++ whenever it is supported.
+# Unfortunately this cannot be used universally because for example g++ supports
+# only -nodefaultlibs in which case all libraries will be removed and
+# all libraries but c++ have to be added in manually.
+  if (LIBCXX_SUPPORTS_NOSTDLIBXX_FLAG)
+    target_add_link_flags_if_supported(${target} PRIVATE "-nostdlib++")
+  else()
+    target_add_link_flags_if_supported(${target} PRIVATE "-nodefaultlibs")
+    target_add_compile_flags_if_supported(${target} PRIVATE "/Zl")
+    target_add_link_flags_if_supported(${target} PRIVATE "/nodefaultlib")
+  endif()
 
   if (LIBCXX_HAS_SYSTEM_LIB)
     target_link_libraries(${target} PRIVATE System)
diff --git a/libcxx/cmake/config-ix.cmake b/libcxx/cmake/config-ix.cmake
--- a/libcxx/cmake/config-ix.cmake
+++ b/libcxx/cmake/config-ix.cmake
@@ -24,16 +24,26 @@
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# libc++ is built with -nodefaultlibs, so we want all our checks to also
-# use this option, otherwise we may end up with an inconsistency between
+# The libc++ is using -nostdlib++ at the link step when available,
+# otherwise -nodefaultlibs is used. We want all our checks to also
+# use one of these options, otherwise we may end up with an inconsistency between
 # the flags we think we require during configuration (if the checks are
-# performed without -nodefaultlibs) and the flags that are actually
-# required during compilation (which has the -nodefaultlibs). libc is
+# performed without one of those options) and the flags that are actually
+# required during compilation (which has the -nostdlib++ or -nodefaultlibs). libc is
 # required for the link to go through. We remove sanitizers from the
 # configuration checks to avoid spurious link errors.
-check_c_compiler_flag(-nodefaultlibs LIBCXX_SUPPORTS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
+
+check_c_compiler_flag(-nostdlib++ LIBCXX_SUPPORTS_NOSTDLIBXX_FLAG)
+if (LIBCXX_SUPPORTS_NOSTDLIBXX_FLAG)
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -nostdlib++")
+else()
+  check_c_compiler_flag(-nodefaultlibs LIBCXX_SUPPORTS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
+  if (LIBCXX_SUPPORTS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -nodefaultlibs")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 if (LIBCXX_SUPPORTS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
-  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -nodefaultlibs")
   if (LIBCXX_HAS_C_LIB)
     list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES c)
   endif ()
diff --git a/libcxxabi/cmake/config-ix.cmake b/libcxxabi/cmake/config-ix.cmake
--- a/libcxxabi/cmake/config-ix.cmake
+++ b/libcxxabi/cmake/config-ix.cmake
@@ -14,16 +14,26 @@
   endif ()
 endif ()
 
-# libc++abi is built with -nodefaultlibs, so we want all our checks to also
-# use this option, otherwise we may end up with an inconsistency between
+# The libc++abi is using -nostdlib++ at the link step when available,
+# otherwise -nodefaultlibs is used. We want all our checks to also
+# use one of these options, otherwise we may end up with an inconsistency between
 # the flags we think we require during configuration (if the checks are
 # performed without -nodefaultlibs) and the flags that are actually
 # required during compilation (which has the -nodefaultlibs). libc is
 # required for the link to go through. We remove sanitizers from the
 # configuration checks to avoid spurious link errors.
-check_c_compiler_flag(-nodefaultlibs LIBCXXABI_HAS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
-if (LIBCXXABI_HAS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
-  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -nodefaultlibs")
+
+check_c_compiler_flag(-nostdlib++ LIBCXXABI_SUPPORTS_NOSTDLIBXX_FLAG)
+if (LIBCXXABI_SUPPORTS_NOSTDLIBXX_FLAG)
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -nostdlib++")
+else()
+  check_c_compiler_flag(-nodefaultlibs LIBCXXABI_SUPPORTS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
+  if (LIBCXXABI_SUPPORTS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -nodefaultlibs")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+if (LIBCXXABI_SUPPORTS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
   if (LIBCXXABI_HAS_C_LIB)
     list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES c)
   endif ()
diff --git a/libcxxabi/src/CMakeLists.txt b/libcxxabi/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/libcxxabi/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libcxxabi/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@
 endif ()
 
 # Setup flags.
-add_link_flags_if_supported(-nodefaultlibs)
+if (LIBCXXABI_SUPPORTS_NOSTDLIBXX_FLAG)
+  add_link_flags_if_supported(-nostdlib++)
+else()
+  add_link_flags_if_supported(-nodefaultlibs)
+endif()
 
 if ( APPLE )
   if (LLVM_USE_SANITIZER)
diff --git a/libunwind/cmake/config-ix.cmake b/libunwind/cmake/config-ix.cmake
--- a/libunwind/cmake/config-ix.cmake
+++ b/libunwind/cmake/config-ix.cmake
@@ -16,15 +16,26 @@
   endif ()
 endif()
 
-# libunwind is built with -nodefaultlibs, so we want all our checks to also
-# use this option, otherwise we may end up with an inconsistency between
+# The libunwind is using -nostdlib++ at the link step when available,
+# otherwise -nodefaultlibs is used. We want all our checks to also
+# use one of these options, otherwise we may end up with an inconsistency between
 # the flags we think we require during configuration (if the checks are
-# performed without -nodefaultlibs) and the flags that are actually
-# required during compilation (which has the -nodefaultlibs). libc is
+# performed without one of those options) and the flags that are actually
+# required during compilation (which has the -nostdlib++ or -nodefaultlibs). libc is
 # required for the link to go through. We remove sanitizers from the
 # configuration checks to avoid spurious link errors.
-check_c_compiler_flag(-nodefaultlibs LIBUNWIND_HAS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
-if (LIBUNWIND_HAS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
+
+check_c_compiler_flag(-nostdlib++ LIBUNWIND_SUPPORTS_NOSTDLIBXX_FLAG)
+if (LIBUNWIND_SUPPORTS_NOSTDLIBXX_FLAG AND NOT MINGW)
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -nostdlib++")
+else()
+  check_c_compiler_flag(-nodefaultlibs LIBUNWIND_SUPPORTS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
+  if (LIBUNWIND_SUPPORTS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -nodefaultlibs")
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+if (LIBUNWIND_SUPPORTS_NODEFAULTLIBS_FLAG)
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -nodefaultlibs")
   if (LIBUNWIND_HAS_C_LIB)
     list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES c)
diff --git a/libunwind/src/CMakeLists.txt b/libunwind/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/libunwind/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libunwind/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@
 endif()
 
 # Setup flags.
-add_link_flags_if_supported(-nodefaultlibs)
+if (LIBUNWIND_SUPPORTS_NOSTDLIBXX_FLAG AND NOT MINGW)
+  add_link_flags_if_supported(-nostdlib++)
+else()
+  add_link_flags_if_supported(-nodefaultlibs)
+endif()
 
 # MINGW_LIBRARIES is defined in config-ix.cmake
 add_library_flags_if(MINGW "${MINGW_LIBRARIES}")